On the verge of falling out of Stanley Cup playoff contention in the NHL's Western Conference before the All-Star break, Nashville responded by winning two of three games on a road swing through Western Canada and returned home Tuesday to edge the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1. ... The Predators will play 10 of 15 February games at home, the most in any month in franchise history. ... Much of Nashville's resurgence can be attributed to rookie G Pekka Rinne, who has started the past five games and appeared in 16 of the past 19. Since Dec. 1, Rinne ranks third in the NHL in goals-against average (2.02) and save percentage (.929) among goalies who have appeared in at least 10 games. ... Another Predators strong suit has been penalty-killing, especially at home. Nashville has foiled 34 of 35 opposition power-play opportunities over the past 11 games at Sommet Center, a stretch that included a franchise-record, nine-game streak without a power-play goal against. The Predators' 87.6 percent success rate at home ranked behind only the New York Rangers (87.8 percent) before Wednesday's games. ... Nashville is 12-0 when leading after one period, the only team in the NHL with a perfect record when ahead after 20 minutes. Nineteen of 25 Predators victories, including the past five, have come when Nashville scored first. ... The Predators posted a 4-3, overtime victory Nov. 14 at Honda Center in their only meeting with the Ducks thus far this season. ... RW J.P. Dumont leads Nashville with 37 points, including 11 goals. C Jason Arnott is the top goal-scorer with 17.

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